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Power Construction Corp of China Ltd (601669.CG)

Q3 2026
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PowerChina's overseas order boom offsets shrinking domestic business and falling profit

  • Domestic orders keep shrinking New contracts fell 9.73% in the first half and 13% in the first seven months, with domestic orders down 22-24%. China is where most of PowerChina's business comes from, so a shrinking home market means less future revenue and weighs on the share price.

    This is the core demand problem driving the stock down.

  • Profit is falling, not just orders First-half net profit dropped 29.56% to 3.821 billion yuan, following declines in 2024 and 2025. Falling profit means the company earns less on the work it does, which directly undermines the value investors are willing to pay for the shares.

    Profit decline is the clearest negative force on the stock.

  • Overseas orders are the bright spot While domestic work shrinks, overseas contracts jumped 39% in the first half and 28.66% in the first seven months. New deals like the 8.925 billion yuan Iraq water project and 1.8 GW of wind projects in Egypt show foreign demand is growing and partly filling the gap.

    Overseas growth is the main positive counterweight to weak domestic demand.

  • Big new contracts keep coming in PowerChina signed the roughly 8.925 billion yuan Basra water conveyance subcontract in Iraq and is advancing over 1.8 GW of wind plus storage work in Egypt. These add to the order book and support future revenue, though they are small next to the domestic decline.

    New contract wins show the pipeline is still being replenished.

August 2026
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PowerChina's overseas order boom offsets shrinking domestic business and falling profit

  • Domestic orders keep shrinking New contracts fell 9.73% in the first half and 13% in the first seven months, with domestic orders down 22-24%. China is where most of PowerChina's business comes from, so a shrinking home market means less future revenue and weighs on the share price.

    This is the core demand problem driving the stock down.

  • Profit is falling, not just orders First-half net profit dropped 29.56% to 3.821 billion yuan, following declines in 2024 and 2025. Falling profit means the company earns less on the work it does, which directly undermines the value investors are willing to pay for the shares.

    Profit decline is the clearest negative force on the stock.

  • Overseas orders are the bright spot While domestic work shrinks, overseas contracts jumped 39% in the first half and 28.66% in the first seven months. New deals like the 8.925 billion yuan Iraq water project and 1.8 GW of wind projects in Egypt show foreign demand is growing and partly filling the gap.

    Overseas growth is the main positive counterweight to weak domestic demand.

  • Big new contracts keep coming in PowerChina signed the roughly 8.925 billion yuan Basra water conveyance subcontract in Iraq and is advancing over 1.8 GW of wind plus storage work in Egypt. These add to the order book and support future revenue, though they are small next to the domestic decline.

    New contract wins show the pipeline is still being replenished.

Latest
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PowerChina's overseas order boom offsets shrinking domestic business and falling profit

  • Domestic orders keep shrinking New contracts fell 9.73% in the first half and 13% in the first seven months, with domestic orders down 22-24%. China is where most of PowerChina's business comes from, so a shrinking home market means less future revenue and weighs on the share price.

    This is the core demand problem driving the stock down.

  • Profit is falling, not just orders First-half net profit dropped 29.56% to 3.821 billion yuan, following declines in 2024 and 2025. Falling profit means the company earns less on the work it does, which directly undermines the value investors are willing to pay for the shares.

    Profit decline is the clearest negative force on the stock.

  • Overseas orders are the bright spot While domestic work shrinks, overseas contracts jumped 39% in the first half and 28.66% in the first seven months. New deals like the 8.925 billion yuan Iraq water project and 1.8 GW of wind projects in Egypt show foreign demand is growing and partly filling the gap.

    Overseas growth is the main positive counterweight to weak domestic demand.

  • Big new contracts keep coming in PowerChina signed the roughly 8.925 billion yuan Basra water conveyance subcontract in Iraq and is advancing over 1.8 GW of wind plus storage work in Egypt. These add to the order book and support future revenue, though they are small next to the domestic decline.

    New contract wins show the pipeline is still being replenished.

Fortis Inc (FTS)

Q3 2026
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Fortis Q2 profit rises, capital plan reaffirmed, US$1B notes priced

  • Q2 profit and revenue rise Fortis earned C$396 million (C$0.78 a share) in the second quarter, up from C$384 million, as revenue rose 4.1% to C$2.93 billion. Higher sales and rate base growth lift earnings, which supports the dividend and the stock.

    The quarter's profit growth is the core new financial result behind the period.

  • Big five-year building plan reaffirmed Fortis spent C$2.7 billion in the first half and stuck with its C$5.6 billion annual and roughly C$26-28.8 billion five-year construction plans. That spending grows the rate base about 7% a year, which is the main engine for future earnings and 4-6% dividend growth.

    The reaffirmed capital plan is the long-term driver of earnings and dividend growth.

  • Tilbury LNG expansion approved British Columbia approved the Tilbury LNG Phase 1B expansion, costing up to about C$2.2 billion, with construction starting 2027 and service by 2031. It is extra spending beyond the current plan, a new source of future earnings, though it also adds project and cost risk.

    The Tilbury approval is a concrete new growth project beyond the existing plan.

  • US$1 billion debt raised, and valuation debate Fortis priced US$1 billion of long-term notes at 6.6-6.9% interest to repay maturing debt. That adds fixed interest cost but locks in funding for its building program. Meanwhile one analysis claims the shares are 70% below fair value, while analyst estimates call them roughly fairly priced.

    The new borrowing and the split valuation views are the remaining fresh items this period.

August 2026
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Fortis Q2 profit rises, capital plan reaffirmed, US$1B notes priced

  • Q2 profit and revenue rise Fortis earned C$396 million (C$0.78 a share) in the second quarter, up from C$384 million, as revenue rose 4.1% to C$2.93 billion. Higher sales and rate base growth lift earnings, which supports the dividend and the stock.

    The quarter's profit growth is the core new financial result behind the period.

  • Big five-year building plan reaffirmed Fortis spent C$2.7 billion in the first half and stuck with its C$5.6 billion annual and roughly C$26-28.8 billion five-year construction plans. That spending grows the rate base about 7% a year, which is the main engine for future earnings and 4-6% dividend growth.

    The reaffirmed capital plan is the long-term driver of earnings and dividend growth.

  • Tilbury LNG expansion approved British Columbia approved the Tilbury LNG Phase 1B expansion, costing up to about C$2.2 billion, with construction starting 2027 and service by 2031. It is extra spending beyond the current plan, a new source of future earnings, though it also adds project and cost risk.

    The Tilbury approval is a concrete new growth project beyond the existing plan.

  • US$1 billion debt raised, and valuation debate Fortis priced US$1 billion of long-term notes at 6.6-6.9% interest to repay maturing debt. That adds fixed interest cost but locks in funding for its building program. Meanwhile one analysis claims the shares are 70% below fair value, while analyst estimates call them roughly fairly priced.

    The new borrowing and the split valuation views are the remaining fresh items this period.

Latest
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Fortis Q2 profit rises, capital plan reaffirmed, US$1B notes priced

  • Q2 profit and revenue rise Fortis earned C$396 million (C$0.78 a share) in the second quarter, up from C$384 million, as revenue rose 4.1% to C$2.93 billion. Higher sales and rate base growth lift earnings, which supports the dividend and the stock.

    The quarter's profit growth is the core new financial result behind the period.

  • Big five-year building plan reaffirmed Fortis spent C$2.7 billion in the first half and stuck with its C$5.6 billion annual and roughly C$26-28.8 billion five-year construction plans. That spending grows the rate base about 7% a year, which is the main engine for future earnings and 4-6% dividend growth.

    The reaffirmed capital plan is the long-term driver of earnings and dividend growth.

  • Tilbury LNG expansion approved British Columbia approved the Tilbury LNG Phase 1B expansion, costing up to about C$2.2 billion, with construction starting 2027 and service by 2031. It is extra spending beyond the current plan, a new source of future earnings, though it also adds project and cost risk.

    The Tilbury approval is a concrete new growth project beyond the existing plan.

  • US$1 billion debt raised, and valuation debate Fortis priced US$1 billion of long-term notes at 6.6-6.9% interest to repay maturing debt. That adds fixed interest cost but locks in funding for its building program. Meanwhile one analysis claims the shares are 70% below fair value, while analyst estimates call them roughly fairly priced.

    The new borrowing and the split valuation views are the remaining fresh items this period.